| Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) : color illustrations, color maps |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-221) and index. |
| Summary |
This is the first book to cover England's rare and threatened mosses and liverworts, collectively known as bryophytes. As a group, they are the most ancient land plants and occupy a unique position in the colonization of the Earth by plant life. However, many are at risk from habitat loss, pollution, climate change, and other factors. Britain is one of the world's best bryologically recorded areas, yet its mosses and liverworts are not well known outside a small band of experts. This has meant that conservation action has tended to lag behind that of more charismatic groups such as birds an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Bryophytes -- Great Britain.
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Bryophytes. |
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Great Britain. |
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Rare mosses -- Great Britain.
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Rare mosses. |
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Liverworts -- Great Britain.
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Liverworts. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
England's rare mosses and liverworts |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Porley, Ron D. England's rare mosses & liverworts. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, ©2013 0691158711 (DLC) 2012956134 (OCoLC)820123559 |
| ISBN |
9781400846917 (electronic book) |
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1400846919 (electronic book) |
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1299441971 |
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9781299441972 |
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0691158711 |
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9780691158716 |
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